Joint Operation

In the early morning, the warm sunlight streamed in through the entire glass wall of the room.

Lister propped himself up from the bed with one hand, his eyes instinctively glancing to the side.

A woman was fast asleep, lying face down, her smooth, fair back exposed, her pale purple hair falling to her chest, appearing and disappearing, and there were still bright red handprints left by Lister on her lower back the night before.

After confirming last night that there was no danger, Captain Boren and his crew were finally able to relax and fully immerse themselves in the party.

Similarly, Lister found the wine from the Glimmer Civilization to be quite good.

Without making a conscious effort to dispel his drunkenness, he only remembered that many women rushed towards him when he was thoroughly intoxicated.

In the end, through the hazy light, all I could see was a beam of "purple light," emitting a delicate fragrance.

He eventually followed this "purple" color upstairs and had a passionate night.

"Ding~"

The woman on the bed finally woke up from her deep sleep after hearing the noise of Lister putting on his armor.

He showed no intention of getting out of bed, propping his head up with one hand as he lay on his side, admiring Lister's physique and the entire dressing process.

She was not wearing any clothes at the moment, and her huge breasts hung down naturally, even trembling slightly.

Indeed, Lister always had certain requirements when it came to choosing what he desired.

However, the release of physical desires is still somewhat lacking compared to the ultimate pleasure of improving one's own strength, especially the surge in free attribute points.

This may be why so many powerful individuals constantly pursue ways to increase their strength.

My name is Aisha. Will we ever have a chance to meet again?

Seeing that Lister was dressed neatly in his Federation Military District uniform, Aisha couldn't help but ask him a question.

Unfortunately, all she received in response was Lister's calm expression and indifferent nod.

Finally, under her tender gaze, the other person left the room without looking back.

The one-night stand was a good experience, but it was all consensual.

Lister never considered taking responsibility, and he certainly wouldn't be burdened by a mere woman.

Inside control room A73, most of the officers appeared refreshed and in good spirits.

Even the only female officer on board, Major Isabel, the chief engineer, had a smile on her face.

Although the party last night was mainly attended by young women from various cultures, there were also a small number of young men present.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Isabel clearly had a good night.

The medium-sized cruiser began its journey to the mission point today, and the flight was extremely smooth.

Nowadays, collisions with small celestial bodies along the way don't even cause a ripple, let alone make a ripple on a warship.

Congratulations, your level has increased.

With the launch of Act 5, players have once again begun contributing experience points.

Considering we'll be facing a Tier 17 Mother, we should raise our combat strength a bit more, just in case.

[Level: LV135→LV145]

In addition to level, the experience points are enough to raise the Battle Intent Potential by another five levels.

Without hesitation, he upgraded first, infused with countless fighting spirits, and a fearless and powerful Battle Intent Eruption from his body.

Fortunately, the upgrade was completed not long afterward.

Lister felt a wave of relief wash over him, and at the same time, he became increasingly sensitive to his surroundings.

Especially when holding the Shadowless Blade, countless ideas, etched into his very bones, suddenly arise that are ready to be realized at any moment.

Indeed, improving combat strength still depends on the Battle Intent Potential.

This passive skill is indeed worthy of being Third Advancement skill. Originally, Lister thought it wasn't as strong as the passive skill of the second job advancement, "Robust Soul".

But true top-tier explosive power, including the enhancement of combat potential, is more comprehensive and direct.

After about half a day's journey, we finally arrived at the target star system.

At this moment, Colonel Roland had also arrived with his fleet.

One CR-01 medium-sized cruiser, and three smaller cruisers, comprising seven frigates and cruisers.

A few minutes later, Truman projected a holographic image of particle imaging directly onto the table.

Compared to before, department heads now have more conveniences on medium-sized ships.

Truman, the radar chief, no longer needed to stay in his department and personally oversee imaging and various information dispatching.

It's not just about upgraded equipment; there's also the addition of hundreds of officers, enabling them to direct all operations from the control room.

Even actions requiring personal intervention can be carried out remotely from the main control room without affecting the efficiency of the attack.

Even the ship's gunnery officer, Lieutenant Commander Oni, can now directly operate the neutron cannon and various long-range firepower from the control room.

"Captain, confirmation with CR-01 complete."

Currently, there are seven planets occupied by the Zerg, and two of them are currently embroiled in battle.

"What's going on? Are there other warships?"

"No, according to intelligence, it should be a rebellion launched by local forces in the Chaotic Star Region."

The basic intelligence was communicated and confirmed by the radar chiefs of both warships.

While they were communicating, Colonel Roland's holographic projection session request also arrived.

"Captain Boren, Lister, there are seven planets in total. Apart from Planet CRT13 is located, our army will be responsible for the three planets near the Chaotic Star Region, and your army will be responsible for the other three, how about that?"

As soon as the words were spoken, on the holographic map on the other side of the holographic projection, the seven planets had already been marked.

The two planets currently engaged in battle are under the jurisdiction of Colonel Roland.

Captain Boren was naturally pleased with this, as it saved him the trouble of dealing with such a thorny issue.

However, I couldn't help but ask a question afterward.

"Captain Roland? You want to clear out the subsidiary planets first? Why not deal with the parent planet first?"

Captain Boren has a history of wiping out Zerg before.

The priority is always to eliminate the parent organism before dealing with the offspring.

Otherwise, with a constant stream of offspring, the cleanup work would never end.

Seeing this, Colonel Roland had already prepared his response.

"This Soul-Devouring Spider is different from other Zerg civilizations. I discussed this with Major Lister at the cocktail party last night."

"The offspring won't reproduce that quickly, and an excessive number of offspring will greatly amplify the parent organism's strength."

"Based on the current energy detection, the mother body is at level 17, with a combat strength of S-rank."

"Let's prioritize a round of mopping-up operations to weaken the enemy before Major Lister and I enter the battle."

The reproduction of Soul-Devouring Spiders requires the replenishment of soul energy, so their reproduction rate is indeed much slower than that of other races and civilizations.

Of course, this is the only truth; everything else is just an excuse to fool people.

There is only one real reason: the soul energy of the offspring needs to be gathered into the mother body after the offspring dies; otherwise, Colonel Roland and Lister's plan would be in vain.

Captain Boren was skeptical, glancing at Lister.

Seeing him nod as usual, her attitude immediately changed.

"No problem!"

The surface of the nearest planet bursts forth with a dazzling array of colors.

A massive magnetic storm covered a quarter of the planet's surface, trapping countless Soul-Devouring Spiders there.

Only a few sub-entities of level 15 and above, propelled by the spider silk, continued to approach the Ship A73.

As a Zerg civilization that has spread across multiple planets, its sub-creatures are naturally adept at space warfare.

A fine spiderweb stretched across the starry sky, and countless tiny spiders emerged from it, relentlessly approaching the Ship A73.

Just as they were about to get close, a silver-black blade of light swept across the entire expanse of space.

The space around the blade's edge began to vibrate slightly.

All the spiderwebs were completely obliterated when the blade passed through, and the small spiders were reduced to dust.

Only a thousand high-level, half-humanoid Soul-Devouring Spiders were ultimately cut in half.

Even so, the blade's edge did not stop, and finally struck the planet's surface directly.

"Boom!"

Countless Soul-Devouring Spiders perished under this single strike, causing a massive tremor in the ground and raising clouds of dust.

After the dust settled, a deep ravine appeared right before my eyes.

The landform was directly altered; ravines eventually became canyons, and the raised ground on both sides was transformed into the canyon banks.

Years after leaving the Lost Land, Lister finally possessed the strength to recapture the powerful blow that had struck alchemy technology years ago.

Of course, his strike was still much smaller in scale compared to the Lost Land.

But catching up with the powerful figure who unleashed that strike is now only a matter of time.